Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - Celina native Cameron Mohler was crowned 2018 Miss Lake Festival during Monday night's scholarship pageant competition.
Mohler, 19, shared the stage with 10 other contestants. Four outstanding teen contestants also took the stage.
Mohle [More]
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - Maleah Lee of Celina was crowned the 2018 Miss Lake Festival's Outstanding Teen at Monday's pageant.
The competition was held in conjunction with the Miss Lake Festival scholarship pageant.
Lee, 14, daughter of Diana Lee, during the tal [More]
Obituaries on July 24th, 2018
Aloys H. "Al the barber" Larger, age 96, of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Miami Valley Hospital. [More]
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St. Marys
ST. MARYS - Residents in St. Marys school district will decide on a 1 percent earned-income tax levy on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
School board members at a special meeting on Monday unanimously approved seeking the earned income tax after also considering a 6.94-mill property tax.
CELINA - Donations continue to pour into the city government, including nearly $2,500 toward the future purchase of volleyball courts and equipment for the new Bryson Park District along Lake Shore Drive.
CHICKASAW - Council members awarded three contracts on Monday totaling more than $2.5 million for the village's water treatment plant and water tower
Coldwater beats deadline to comply with OEPA mandate
COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday passed on final reading an ordinance needed to comply with an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency mandate.
COLDWATER - Two Mercer County men were arrested on Sunday after police said they had fled the scene of an accident that knocked a streetlight off its base and caused a vehicle to flip onto its side.
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday awarded the annual street paving project contract to Buehler Asphalt of St. Marys for their low bid of $259,146.
ST. MARYS - City council members on Monday authorized the Community Improvement Corp. to sell a 50-foot strip of land behind the former Kmart building on Celina Road to the building's owners.
Mercer County's unemployment rate in June jumped to 3.3 percent from 2.5 percent in May but still remains the lowest in Ohio, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
BERNE, Ind. - Swiss Days, the annual celebration of the traditions, crafts, food and music of the Swiss immigrants who settled in the area beginning in the 1850s, is set for Thursday-Saturday in Berne, Indiana.